5 E Learning Video Production Tips from the Pros

Producing top quality E-Learning videos that are going to stand out to your target audience and deliver the kind of instruction that is required for success takes some essential planning and considerations. If you’re thinking about producing an E Learning video, follow these E Learning video production tips from the professionals at Beverly Boy Productions. From start to finish, these tips will help you with the planning, production, and distribution of e Learning videos that will teach your target audience the lessons you want them to learn.

1. Plan Learning Goals & Objectives 

Just like if you were to produce a lesson plan, producing an e learning video requires some bare essential planning of specific goals and objectives. Think about what you want your audience to learn from your video and plan out the learning objectives which will also become the title of your video content. Then, plan the key points that you need to teach in order for your student audience to achieve the learning outcomes.

You might find yourself with a key objective or learning goal and a list of 3-5 bullet points that address the individual topics required in order to gain knowledge or insight on the learning objective. These details are important to any eLearning video, just as learning objectives and key points are important to a lesson plan.

2. Write a Script that Follows the Objectives 

Once you’ve outlined your learning goals and objectives, it’s time to formulate your script. The script should be about 1 page per minute. Within the script you’re going to have all of the important narrations or voice overs that are to occur during your video as well as details regarding each scene or set as it will appear.

When writing your script, think about where you will pause your E Learning video in order to allow your students to engage with the video content. You might even write engagement opportunities into the script. For example, you might include question and answer engagement or your script might include details for other types of engagement such as scenarios-based training. 

When writing your script, make sure that you are not including any instances of redundancy or repetition. While it is important to introduce, cover, and reinforce certain subject matter, you don’t want to be redundant or overdone. 

3. Consider Hiring a Professional Talent

E Learning video production doesn’t always require the support of professional talent, but in many cases it makes more sense to hire a professional than it would not to. As a teacher or educator, you might not be the best actor and that’s okay! Knowing when to share the role and hire a professional is an important part of producing a top quality video tutorial.

Professional actors can make role playing scenarios or specific characters easier for your students to follow than if you were to play the role yourself on camera. While it might be fun to see a familiar face on the screen, if it’s distracting you’re not going to achieve your learning outcomes or goals. A professional actor will not only play the part with perfection, but having a professional play the role for your eLearning video content can also save you time in production and in post while delivering a top quality end product.

4. Pay Close Attention to the Small Details

During production, it’s easy to let things slide. But in the heat of the moment, it’s more important than ever before to pay very close attention to the finer details that matter most. Watch closely to be sure that your script is being fulfilled accordingly and that each major learning objective is being appropriately covered. This is also a time to focus on any fine details that could distract your audience.

If you notice anything that appears out of place with the set, the script, or the narration this is the time to make the change. It’s a lot easier to change things before the production has wrapped than it will be to make changes post-production. Do the lights look good? Are there shadows on your speaker that shouldn’t be? Is there any outside noise that could potentially interrupt your footage? All of these things are important to consider when filming.

5. Let Creativity In

When it comes to professional e learning video production, one of the most important tips we can provide is to let your creativity into your film! Students appreciate the creativity and, when you incorporate a variety of creative elements into a video you’re more likely to reach a larger cohort of student learners. Consider the inclusion of various clips, graphics or animations, music, different camera angles, and any other creative elements such as creative use of lighting or sound, in order to make your video more interesting and engaging for your audience. 

Want more E Learning video production tips from top professionals? Give Beverly Boy Productions a call today to learn more! With more than two decades of experience, we can’t wait to help you with your tutorial videos and e-learning video projects!